.Home of The Blue Cup is here.

and don’t forget: college athletes deserve to be paid money and the schools which do it deserve to win championships for their ethical fortitude

#UNC head coach Hubert Davis: “I can’t remember a time in my life when I was supposed to be disappointed, but was filled with so much pride.”

I love my team

Processing the past 72 hours by shopping for a Marcus Paige jersey, as one does

IM BACK I am NO LONGER hacked by rich baby CRYPTO

AND I AM A TAR HEEL

The q&a with Kamala Harris I never knew I needed from Claire McNear. Bummer she cannot download the full NYT games version, the big crossword is a much better aid for word-loving insomniacs than the mini!! theringer.com/2022/4/18/2302…

Can we get NOLA Ready texts for WBGT at this level? Especially given studies about how the threshold for severe impact may be lower than thought! Hopefully more people aware of it (& the danger and diff btwn WBGT and heat index) could keep more people safe

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉DEBBIE GOES WEST

I've been part of many projects at the Ringer but this one is my favorite. I can't wait for y'all to see what we've been cooking up ahead of the men's World Cup! Give our trailer a listen! theringer.com/2022/8/3/23290…

Some sad news to share: Albert Woodfox, who spent 43 years in solitary confinement in the notorious Angola prison, has died at 75. He made a huge impression on me. Here's him telling me about life beyond solitary: theguardian.com/world/2021/feb…

why bother to pay for parking downtown if The City Of New Orleans just goes around and tickets everyone on the block regardless of whether you paid?

100K minimum though. Could go way higher

Before a wildcard game against the St. Louis Rams, voodoo priestess Ava Kay Jones performs a ritual to cleanse the Superdome of evil spirits in hopes of ending the Saints’ playoff drought. The Saints won 31-28, their first playoff victory. (2000)

✨✨ this is my last week at the The Ringer. I am so sad to leave the best copy desk that exists. I am available for freelance work: editing, writing, or reporting! Message or email to get in touch, I’m a generalist who loves to learn and work with all sorts of different copy ✨✨

Two summers ago, I wrote about the Big Freedia documentary focused on gun violence in New Orleans, highlighting Devin, a student I taught in sixth grade. Devin was shot and killed in New Orleans East yesterday. theringer.com/2020/6/25/2130…

This city is failing the next generation in unthinkable ways.

heartbroken. love you, tjarks. your kindness and wisdom will forever inspire me to be a better human being. my deepest condolences to melissa, jackson, and his family. gofund.me/1faaa281

The script for this is easily one of my favorite things I’ve read all year. listen and learn about PICKLES